Mythology

Thoth The ancient god of learning and wisdom, also called Djehuti, he was created from the seed of Horus or sprang from the head of Set, depending upon which cultic tradition was preferred. He was called “the Master of the…Read more

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the order in the world is assumed to be the result of the “living creator of the life of the world” […], namely, the “enlightened” Sun-God Ra. The latter is also called Re or Ammon-Ra, Ammon…Read more

Tehuti (Thoth, Djehuty), the ibis-or baboon-headed lunar deity of writing, wisdom and literature. He is also known as the messenger and scribe to the gods. His cult center was at Per-Tehuti (Hermopolis, City of Hermes). In Greek mythology, he is…Read more

Among the important gods there were two who while never attaining the grade of supreme universal god but remaining of secondary rank, were worshipped everywhere throughout the country. They were Thoth and Anubis. Expressed in terms of human society, their…Read more

Djehuti (Thoth) As recorder of the Akashic record, Djehuti is the source of all knowledge per­taining to the past and present. He brings dignity to learning and assists in tests of skill. This Neter is also prosecuting attorney in the…Read more

HERMES Since he connects all the others and serves as a link between human and divine reality, he is the greatest of the Gods. His counterpart occurs in all mythologies (Odin, Mercury, Thoth). Hermes is the God of language, hence…Read more

“Between Thoth and Re there is such a close relationship that Thoth is commonly referred to in later texts as the “heart [i.e., mind] of Re” […] A text from Esna […] states that Thoth came forth from Re’s heart…Read more

One of the most powerful gods worshiped throughout Egypt was Tehuti, or Thoth, “Master of divine words and sacred writings” […]. His main center was the city of Hermopolis, or Khemennu, where he was head of the company of the…Read more

Tefnut, the Eye of Ra, became estranged from her father and fled into Nubia, taking all of her precious water with her. In this land, she transformed herself into a lioness. She raged through the countryside, emitting flames from her…Read more

Thoth, Tehuti Thoth, whose name signifies the “measurer”, and whom the Greeks identified with Hermes, is one of the oldest and greatest gods in the Egyptian pantheon. He was called in the later dynastic period, ” Lord of Khemennu (Hermopolis),…Read more

To the Egyptians, the ibis was a perfect symbol for their nation because its white plumage showed the sun, its black neck the shadow of the moon, its body a heart, its legs a triangle, and it always appeared at…Read more

I am Thoth, the skilled scribe whose hands are pure, A possessor of purity, who drives away evil, who Writes what is true, who detests falsehood, whose pen Defends the Lord of All. BOOK OF THE DEAD [Djehuty] was one…Read more

DJEHUTY “Keeper of Time— Lord of Writing” Djehuty, more commonly known as Thoth, is the leader of the elder gods known as the Ogdoad. His name comes from the ibis bird, and translates as “he who is like the ibis.”…Read more

Thoth, or Tehuti, is one of the most interesting of al the early Egyptian gods and is often referred to as the uncle of the family. He is depicted in some vignettes as the dog-headed baboon but mostly as an…Read more

Thoth Thoth, or Tehuti, was a highly composite deity. His birth was coeval with that of Ra. Let us enumerate his attributes before we seek to disentangle his significance. He is alluded to as the counter of the stars, the…Read more

Thoth was the god of wisdom and secret knowledge who invented writing and the different languages of humanity. As a lunar deity, Thoth was the deputy of the sun god, Ra. He mediated between the Two Fighters, Horus and Seth,…Read more

Through the heart and through the tongue something developed into Atum’s image. And great and important is Ptah, who gave life to all the gods and their kas as well through this heart and this tongue 5 through which Horus…Read more

Worshipping Ptah, father of the gods, Ta-tenen, eldest of the originals, at daybreak. Recitation: Greetings, Ptah, father of the gods, Ta-tenen, eldest of the originals, . . . 5 who begot himself by himself, without any developing having developed; who…Read more